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Saab has signed a multi-year framework contract with the U.S. Army for the latest version of the Carl-Gustaf multi-role, man-portable shoulder-fired weapon, known as the M3E1 in U.S. Army service and M4 globally. Saab has been awarded an $87 million MUSD (approximately 770 MSEK) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract for M3E1 weapons with an initial order of $9.2 million MUSD (approximately 80 MSEK) with deliveries in 2021.
Saab has received an order for components and subsystems in support of full rate production for the U.S. Marine Corps Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR), which has the U.S. designation AN/TPS-80.
Saab has received an order for Carl-Gustaf® ammunition and AT4
systems from the U.S. Army. The order value is approximately USD 100
million and deliveries will take place in 2021.
Today, Saab Defense & Security USA announced the addition of production lines at its Lillington, North Carolina facility for the production of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE). Saab will fulfill orders to produce non-surgical isolation gowns for medical facilities across the United States as orders are received.
Saab’s presence in West Lafayette, IN has been cemented with the hiring of Indiana native, Robert Ulibarrí, as General Manager. Robert Ulibarrí assumed the position on March 16, 2020, leading Saab’s facility for advanced manufacturing and production for aerospace systems. The facility brings in a new era of U.S.-based advanced manufacturing and innovation through a research partnership with Purdue’s world-leading aerospace engineering program.
Saab started assembly production on January 10, 2020 of its section of the T-7A aircraft, the advanced trainer developed and produced together with Boeing for the United States Air Force.
Saab has received an order for components and subsystems in support of full rate production for the U.S. Marine Corps Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR), which has the U.S. designation AN/TPS-80.
During the training and simulation event I/ITSEC 2019 in Orlando, FL, USA, Saab reveals Beyond Live, the latest iteration of military training where traditional live is blended with traditional virtual training, adding new weapon types to the training field; such as solutions for indirect fire, non-line-of-sight capabilities and Mixed Reality exercise control.
Saab and U.S. defense company Raytheon have successfully completed a series of guided flight tests for the shoulder launched Guided Carl-Gustaf® Munition, featuring a semi-active laser guidance system. The tests were performed at the Mile High Range in Sierra Blanca, Texas, United States and at Saab Bofors Test Centre in Karlskoga, Sweden.
Saab has signed a multi-year framework agreement with the U.S. Government, which allows the U.S. Army, U.S. Marines and U.S. Special Forces to place orders for up to $445 million (approximately SEK4.2 billion) during a five-year period.